An official from Russian Helicopters told RIA Novosti that the company’s Mi-24K testbed will soon test speeds in excess of 240kts.
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UAE cleared to buy 4,000 Hellfire missiles
The Obama adminstartion has cleared the sale of 4,000 AGM-114 R/K Hellfire missiles to United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Russia is getting a new helicopter to replace the Ka-27
Russian Helicopters has been given the green light to develop a new helicopter to replace the iconic Kamov Ka-27 naval helicopter.
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JASDF pilots will fly F-35A at Luke AFB by end of the year
Fighter pilots from Japan Air Self-Defense Force will be flying the F-35A at Luke Air Force Base by the end of the year, a Lockheed Martin official told Stars and Stripes in Tokyo.
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L-3 to convert Cessna 208B into ISR platforms for Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Philippines
North American Surveillance Systems and L-3 Communications Corp. have both been awarded separate contracts to modify Cessna 208B turboprop aircraft into intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms for Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Philippines.
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